Home Office

Passports

Ian Austin: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have waited longer than the advised waiting times for (a) new passport applications and (b) passport renewals in the last year.

James Brokenshire: The information is not available in the format requested. Information can be provided for UK straightforward and non-straightforward applications as set out below for 2013-14Total number of UK applications received 2013-14 5,818,272Processed outside published turnaround timesStraightforward (within 3 weeks) 401 (0.007% of applications received)Non-straightforward (within 6 weeks) 29,331 (0.5% of applications received)

HM Treasury

Film: Tax Allowances

Mark Hendrick: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, which film productions claimed a tax rebate from the Government for production costs in the UK; and how much tax was so claimed back in each year since 2010.

Mr David Gauke: HM Revenue and Customs is unable to disclose information on specific film productions claiming the Film Tax Relief due to HM Revenue and Customs’ duty of confidentiality.The table below shows the value of Film Tax Relief claims paid by financial year since 2010-11. The latest available outturn statistics are for 2012-13. Financial year Film Tax Relief claims paid (£m)2010-112002011-122152012-13205